As the 2011 season drew to a close, Radley cricket is able to look back on a successful season with the 1st XI winning the Cowdrey Cup for the first time – a major league competition between Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Wellington and Radley. This success is reflected in the overall successful performance of the Cricket Club.
Phase 1 of the 3 Phase Plan to upgrade the main cricket net area has now been completed, and we are grateful to those who have contributed £33,000 to this project already. John Beasley and Andy Wagner are very keen to go ahead with Phase 2 and 3 as soon as possible.
This work will include all-weather nets, new bases, new carpets and astro run-ups to make an all-the-year-round cricket facility for coaching and practice. This will be a help in the preparation of young players for the cricket season.
All proceeds of the competition to win Andrew Strauss’s Ashes Cricket Bat will go towards the new cricket nets which will be named after his coach and mentor, Bert Robinson, who was the much-loved Radley cricket pro for over 50 years.
We are delighted at the Foundation to have the chance to support such an important project.